St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-28
ASUNDAY IN ST.PAUL
Congressman Rice Talks on
the Eve Of His Departure
for Washington.
The Fine Sleighing Brings Out
Many Elegant Rigs on
Summit Avenue.
Indications That the Cold
Wave Will Not Last Much
Longer.
Roundup Of the Happenings
of a Single Day When 1t
Was Cold.
ON TO WASHINGTON.
Congressman Rice and FANNY
Will Leave for the Capitol TO

CONGRESSMAN Rice and Family
Will Leave for the Capitol To-
Night.
The residence of Congressman RICE,
on Ninth street, Will be closed tonight
and the congressman. accompanied Dy
Mrs. Rice and their two charming
daughters. Miss Annie and Miss VIZ
ginia. will leave for Washington. Coh-
tyressman Rice and family will have
their Washington home in the hand
some residence of ext OngreSSIhdn JONI
II. Alley, of Massachusetts. at No. 926
Fifteenth street. at the corner of h street
facing Mcpherson square. MI. klce
will arrive at Washington we'd
nesday night. and will take the
oath of Office at the open
ing session of the Fiftieth con
guess. He said in an interview last
night: The situation is all new to me,
and don't know as | ought 10 say any
thing at present. Generally speaking.
the Democrats have sufficient majority
in the house to carry any good measure,
the Democratic majority, | think, being
thirteen. with four independents. L
read Senator Davis expression OF MS
views on the reduction of the tariff ana
the treasury surplus. and was much
pleased. 1t seems to me he has properly
sounded the sentiment OF the people
of Minnesota on that question:
While 1 cannot cal! myself
a free trade advocate. I am in favor of
large reductions in tariff on many artl-
cIeS. | favor low tariff. The question
of the admission of all the territories
will probably come before the present
congress. and il is not unlikely that en-
.abIing acts for some. and perhaps for
all of them, will be passed by this con-
,gress. Mind, | don't say they will pass
at the coming session. ii will take some
time. but | think before the tiftieth
congress is over all the territories prop
erIy qualified will have been admitted
TO the Union. If Dakota can ever settle
the question OF division | do not think
ANYTHING will stand in the way OF her
immediate admission.
LOCAL QUESTIONS.
Il have no doubt but that Minnesota
and st. Paul will receive due attention.
The river and harboT bill, which con-
tains clauses providing for extensive
improvements of the Mississippi river
bed. for reservoirs at the head or the
river. and for improving the harborS at
Superior and Duluth, which was passed
by the laSC congress 100 ldtc lol IhC
president to examine. and which was
therefore not signed, will probably be
repaSsed early III the coming
session. A big effort will be
made to secure an appropriation for
suitable government building
in St. Paul. for which the city has
already offered the site of the present
city hall. The old pOstOffice building Is
altogether too small; all the government
offices are crowded into close quarters,
and before another twelve months have
passed the p0stoffice will be totally in
adequate. We need a good building
and we will get the appropriation: At
present St. Paul is attached to
the revenue district of st. Vim
cent. An act will be pushed
through at once. making st. Paul a
separate district. reporting directly to
the department at Washington. At
present all the st. Paul business has to
be transmitted to Washington via st.
Vincent, very clumsy way of doing
things. The new order will not create
any new offices OF make any changes in
salaries. The deputy collector for st.
Paul will simply be made collector,
with district Of his own"